Only the lonely

Woke Up Lonely, the anticipated second novel from Fiona Maazel, employs a cult, the CIA and the hordes who follow each as the means to consider the personal role of loneliness. In an age when every theory, quip, or grocery list is posted for public consumption, Maazel’s characters are driven to navigate the gap between connection and longing.At the heart of Woke Up Lonely are...